THE COUNTDOWN IS ON

By Dan Piraro.

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

Lenny Bruce is not afraid, especially since he's dead.  But even if he weren't pushing up daisies, he was smart enough to know 2012 does not mean it's the end of the world.  CGPGrey gives us the break down on the Mayans, the apocalypse and science.

HOLY COSPLAY, BATMAN!

Kazeki makes a perfect Robin.

"I BELIEVE YOU HAVE MY STAPLER"

Artist Drake Brodahl created this "Fortress of Solitude" print in honor of Office Space.

MARIA

Artist David O'Daniel created this incredible poster of Metropolis for the Castro Theater in San Francisco.

DAUGHTER OF TRITON

By silverqe.

CINEMA 2011

Kees Van Dijkhuizen gives a look back at the movies of 2011.  See all the movies listed here.

PEZ-TASTIC!

It's jolly ol' Saint Nick, dispensing candy to good lil' boys and girls!  There have been several Santa Pez dispensers through the years but this is the latest one and is still on the market.  But you better snatch him up while you can because next year brings us a new redesigned Santa Claus Pez!

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

Sanjun gives us Spider-Man and Mary Jane on Christmas night.

FELIZ NA-BEE-BLAH

"The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, and I hope everything on my list will be there".

There's lots of Christmas Specials but we all know Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special is the best.  Featuring the regular characters from the Playhouse, as well as loads of guest stars, Pee-wee teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, forces Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make Christmas cards, ignores a phone call from Dinah Shore, tells Whoopie Goldberg she can't be on the Special, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson and even meets Santa Claus.  Plus, there's Charo and lots of fruit cakes!  Now that's a Christmas Special!

BLUE CHRISTMAS

It isn't Christmas without Elvis.

ZOMBIE SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN

If you see this Santa comin' down your chimney, you'd better load your gun and shoot to kill.  Zombie Santa Christmas Cards gives us Saint Nick in all his zombie beauty.  Cookies and milk aren't going to satisfy this jolly ol' elf, he wants brains!

CHRISTMAS IN DALLAS

Spider-Man, Dallas Times Herald, Marvel Comics

Personally, I wish Kingpin was hiding behind a grassy knoll.

NO TWO ARE THE SAME

No two snowflakes are the same except these Star Wars snowflakes.  Just print 'em out and cut away and soon you'll have yourself a sci-fi little Christmas.

DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN

From her 1979 Christmas Special, Kate Bush performs "December Will Be Magic Again".

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT

Artist Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias gives us a Santa Claus that looks like he could kick The Thing's butt!  You better not be on this Santa's naughty list.

SANTA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

Night of the Living Dead, #1 Holiday Special, Avatar Press

ROY THE CHRISTMAS POTATO

ARCHIE'S WISH LIST

Archie's Christmas Stocking, #2, Archie Comics

PEZ-TASTIC!

Christmas is nearly here but Santa can't get far without his reindeer.  This Reindeer Pez is a holiday classic, premiering in 2002.  You can still pick up this dispenser for a mere buck.

THERE'S NOTHING ON TV ANYWAY

Liberty Meadows, #29, Image Comics

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FOOL!

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ARIEL'S CHRISTMAS

By Agnes.

ZOMBIE CHRISTMAS CARDS

Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like rotting flesh.  There are four different designs.  Order your Zombie Christmas Cards before Santa eats your brains.

A ONE WOMAN DISNEY JUKEBOX

17 year-old, Heather Traska, performs an amazing Disney medley in this video that took 86 days to complete.

GREEN GOBLIN MAKEUP TEST

Here's what could have been. Instead, we got some bizarre helmet version of the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man.

DARTH VADER IS NO GRINCH

Darth Vader visits Algonquin College and with the help of Ottawa Regional Youth Choir spreads Christmas cheer throughout the galaxy.  Or at least a college campus.

THE STOCKINGS ARE FULL

Archie's Christmas Stocking, #1, Archie Comics

Looks like Archie got his Christmas wish!

EVERY FILM OF 2011

There were some good films this year, nothing incredible that I've personally seen in theaters, but still some good entries.  Genrocks gives a look at all the films this year - the good (Win Win, X-Men: First Class, Poetry), the bad (Super, Sucker Punch) and the ugly (I'm talking to you, Adam Sandler).

Thanks, Stan!

IT'S THE MOST WONDER-FUL TIME

By Lauren Montgomery.

NERD NEWS ROUND-UP

Download the latest Louis C.K. stand-up special, Live at the Beacon Theater, for a mere $5.00 and support the funniest comedian working today.

She-Hulk (above) and other female superheroes promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

Artist Daniel James Cox gives us some incredible superhero paintings.

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison have recorded an album together.  You can download a single song or pay enough to have the couple perform a private concert in your living room.  Anyone have $10,000.00 I can borrow?

Time Magazine lists "The Top 10 Worst Movies of 2011".

THE BRAVE AND DELICIOUS

Christmas is around the corner so why not bring some action to your sweets with these Super Hero Gingerbread Cookies.  Sugar Swings! gives the breakdown.  Oh, and if you're wondering why the one cookie is banned from the site, read the story here.

A CAVALCADE OF MERRIMENT

Comic Cavalcade, #5, DC Comics

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE SHE-HULK

By taguiar.

CREEPY SANTA

Creepy, #59, Warren Magazines

DINO THE DINOSAUR'S CHRISTMAS TREE

Fred Flintstone sings "Dino the Dinosaur's Christmas Tree" from 1964's Christmas Flintstone.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES TEASER POSTER

Warner Bros. has released a teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises.  Here's hoping we see a trailer soon.

"YOU'RE MESSING WITH THE WRONG GUY!"

You'd have more luck playing Pick-Up Sticks with your butt-cheeks than finding a better poster for the John Hugh's classic, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.  Artist Sam Gilbey created this amazing poster for the film.  If you'd like a print or would like to buy me one for Christmas, be sure to order a copy here.

CHRISTMAS HIJACKERS

By Brianna Garcia.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TEASER POSTER

Snore.  Could this poster be more dull?

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THE MOUSEKETEERS SAVE CHRISTMAS

In December, 1955, disaster struck Yuba City, California. A flood overtook the town on Christmas Eve, resulting in 38 deaths, 160 hospitalized with 23,000 forced from their homes.  On February 25th, 1956, Walt Disney sent The Mouseketeers to throw a Christmas party for the kids.  The cast performed a show, gave gifts to the children and restored hope to thousands of people.

MAKE YOUR OWN GOLDEN SNITCH ORNAMENT

Attention Harry Potter fans, give your Christmas tree some magic with this Golden Snitch Ornament.  Tiny Apartment Crafts has the instructions.

SUPERGIRL NOUVEAU

By yeso.

ALL HANDS IN

By Dan Piraro.

CELLO WARS: THE PHANTOM CELLIST

Watch Darth Vader and Chewbacca dance as Steven Sharp Nelson plays themes from the Star Wars films.

PEZ-TASTIC!

"The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear."  One year before Will Ferrell became Elf, this little dispenser appeared on the market in 2002.  He's not in stores these days but can be found online or second-hand stores for $1.00 to $2.00.

EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU... SOMETHING

It's part Kung Fu and part insanity.  Enjoy a scene from Demon of the Lute.

COVERS THAT COME TO LIFE

 
Kerry Callen animates some classic comic book covers.

THEY GROW UP SO QUICK

Found here.

AVENGERS GO HOLLYWOOD

By Pia Guerra.  Found here.

THE DROIDS WE WERE LOOKING FOR

From See Mike Draw.

TABLE FOR ONE

By Dan Piraro.

HAPPY TRAILS, ROY ROGERS

Roy Rogers passed away on July 6, 1998 but I, for one, will never for get the ever-smiling cowboy that made me want to ride a horse and save the day.  Roy Rogers was more than a cowboy, he was a hero and an example to all young boys of what it means to be a man.

A COWBOY TEACHES A FROG TO YODEL

The Muppets opened in theaters last week and it's Roy Roger Month here on DSTG! so it seems only appropriate we feature Roy Rogers on The Muppet Show from 1979.

A COWBOY IN THE COMICS

 
Roy Rogers was a hero on screen and in print.  Dell Comics created a comic book simply titled, Roy Rogers, starting in January 1948. August 1955.  The title changed to Roy Rogers and Trigger in August 1955.  The comic book finally rode off into the sunset in 1961.

PEZ-TASTIC!

As Roy Rogers Month winds down, it's only appropriate we feature Sheriff Pez Pal.  From 1977, this tin star dispenser sells for around $200.00 if you can find him.

BATMAN AS-SALT-ED

By Dan Piraro.

NERD NEWS ROUND-UP

Blastr has 21 rare behind-the-scenes Star Wars photos.

See what Thanksgiving dinner on the Death Star is like.

Check out an incredible Spider-Man collage.

See what Freddie Mercury built out of Legos looks like.

"Feed me" this delicious and amazing Little Shop of Horrors cake!

COLOR ME IN, COWBOY

Winners of the 1957 Houston Chronicle Roy Rogers coloring contest.

Found here.

MONKEY-FIGHTING SNAKES ON THIS MONDAY TO FRIDAY PLANE

Don't watch movies on regular television.  Besides Pan and Scan, commercials and deleted scenes, you also have to hear ridiculous re-edited dialogue.

MORE POPULAR THAN SANTA CLAUS

Roy Rogers received over 1.5 million letters a year.

Found here.

SWINETREK MEETS STAR WARS

Luke Skywalker fights Darth Nader. This isn't any worse than The Star Wars Holiday Special.

PEZ-TASTIC!

YEE-HAW!  Roy Rogers Month is still underway so today's featured Pez is Jessie from the Toy Story films.  Released in 2010, this redheaded dispenser is still available at local retailers and sells for around a buck.

ELTON JOHN SINGS "ROY ROGERS"

Roy Rogers was a hero to kids around the world, including one young Elton John.  From his 1977 concert in Wembley Empire Pool, Sir Elton sings "Roy Rogers" from his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
 

Sometimes you dream, sometimes it seems
There's nothing there at all
You just seem older than yesterday
And you're waiting for tomorrow to call

You draw to the curtain and one thing's for certain
You're cozy in your little room
The carpet's all paid for, God bless the TV
Let's go shoot a hole in the moon

And Roy Rogers is riding tonight
Returning to our silver screens
Comic book characters never grow old
Evergreen heroes whose stories were told
Oh the great sequin cowboy who sings of the plains
Of roundups and rustlers and home on the range
Turn on the T.V., shut out the lights
Roy Rogers is riding tonight

Nine o'clock mornings, five o'clock evenings
I'd liven the pace if I could
Oh I'd rather have a ham in my sandwich than cheese
But complaining wouldn't do any good

Lay back in my armchair, close eyes and think clear
I can hear hoofbeats ahead
Roy and Trigger have just hit the hilltop
While the wife and the kids are in bed

ROY ROGERS TAKES QUIK AIM

Roy Rogers shows off his quick-shooter hat and drinking Nestle Quik.

CORMAN'S WORLD

I recently read Roger Corman's autobiography, How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime, which is not only highly informative of how Hollywood works but is also a fun read.  A new documentary is coming out, Corman's World, and it looks fantastic.  You get Robert DeNiro, Ron Howard, Pam Grier, Tom Hanks and Peter Fonda reflecting on working for Roger Corman, all with footage from his infamous movies.

PORTRAIT OF A KING

The King of the Cowboys, that is.  We posted this back in June and it's still one of our favorite images of Roy Rogers.  Artwork by Robert Rodriguez.